frito

fried

adjective FREE-toh Rare

Also means

exhausted, done for

Usage Note

Frito is both the past participle of freír (to fry) and a standalone adjective. In colloquial speech estar frito means to be done for or in deep trouble — estoy frito can mean 'I'm fried' in the sense of being exhausted or finished. The plural fritos is also used as a noun meaning fried foods.

Examples

"Pedimos calamares fritos de primero."

Natural Translation

We ordered fried squid as a starter.

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